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California Dreamin'

The Mamas and The Papas
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
All  the leaves are brown  All the leaves  are brown
 and the sky  is grey  And the sky is gray
I've  been for a walk  I've been for  a walk
 on a winter's day  On a winter's day
 I'd be safe and warm  I d be safe  and warm
 if I was  in L.A  if I was in L.A.
 California Dreamin'  California dreaming
 on such  a winter's day
 Stopped into a church
 I passed along  the way
 Well, I got  down on my knees  - Got down on  my knees
 And I pretend to pray  - I pretend  to pray
 You know the preacher likes the cold  - Preacher likes  the cold
 He knows I'm gonna stay  - Knows I'm gonna stay
 California dreaming  - California dreaming
 On such  a winter's day
All  the leaves are brown  All the leaves  are brown
 and the sky  is grey  And the sky is gray
I've  been for a walk  I've been for  a walk
 on a winter's day  On a winter's day
 If I didn t tell  her if I didn  t tell  her
 I could leave  today  I could leave today
 California Dreamin'  California dreaming
 on such  a winter's day  California dreaming
 on such  a winter's day  California dreaming
 on such  a winter's day  California dreaming
 on such  a winter's day  . . .

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Readable chord sheet for California Dreamin' by The Mamas and The Papas

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[Am] [E7]

[E7]All the leaves are [Am]brown   All the [G]leaves are [F]brown
and the [G]sky is [E7]grey  And the sky is [E]gray
[F]I've been for a [C]walk   I've been [E7]for a [Am]walk
on a [F]winter's [E7]day  On a winter's [E]day
I'd be safe and [Am]warm    I d be [G]safe and [F]warm
if I [G]was in L.[E7]A   if I was in L.[E]A.
California [Am]Dreamin'  Calif[G]ornia [F]dreaming
on [G]such a winter's [E]day[E7]

Stopped into a [Am]churc[G]h [F]
I passed a[G]long the [E]wa[E7]y
Well, I [G]got down on my [Am]knees - Got down [G]on my [Am]knees
And I pretend to [E]pray - I pre[E7]tend to [E]pray
You know the preacher likes the [Am]cold - Preacher [G]likes the [F]cold
He knows I'm [G]gonna [E]stay - Knows I'm [E7]gonna [E]stay
California [Am]dreaming - Cali[G]fornia [F]dreaming
On [G]such a winter's [Am]day [E]

[E7]All the leaves are [Am]brown   All the [G]leaves are [F]brown
and the [G]sky is [E7]grey  And the sky is [E]gray
[F]I've been for a [C]walk   I've been [E7]for a [Am]walk
on a [F]winter's [E7]day  On a winter's [E]day
If I didn t [Am]tell her  if I [G]didn t [F]tell her
I could [G]leave to[E7]day  I could leave to[E]day
California [Am]Dreamin'  Calif[G]ornia [F]dreaming

on [G]such a winter's [Am]day  Cali[G]fornia [F]dreaming
on [G]such a winter's [Am]day  Cali[G]fornia [F]dreaming
on [G]such a winter's [Am]day  Cali[G]fornia [F]dreaming
on [G]such a winter's [Am]day  . . .

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